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Avalanche vs. Blue Jackets January 24, 2013

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 24: Milan Hejduk #23 of the Colorado Avalanche take to the ice for warm ups against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Pepsi Center on January 24, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft